Local council to paint double yellow lines to prevent disabled drivers being blocked in
Fife Council will paint double yellow lines at Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre to prevent disabled drivers being blocked in.
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Dumped bags with warning labels lay next to local road for days amid asbestos fears
Bags containing waste feared to be contaminated with asbestos lay beside a road for days after being reported to Fife Council.
£2 million upgrade to local Travellers’ sites after low satisfaction rates
A sharp drop in the percentage of Gypsy Travellers satisfied with Fife Council-run sites has sparked a £2 million investment programme.
Funding boost in bid for new local railway line and stations
New local rail links are a step closer after the Scottish Government announced funding for studies.
Dundee and other local councils spend £1.5m paying compensation to injured staff
Cash-strapped councils across Tayside and Fife have spent £1.5 million in compensation for injuries to staff in five years.
Holyrood research reveals cuts in local council funding
Council funding has been slashed by up to £100 a head in Tayside and Fife in five years, according to Holyrood researchers.
Child protection services put forward for inspection to regain public’s trust
Fife’s child protection staff have put themselves forward for an independent inspection in a bid to regain public trust in their care of vulnerable youngsters.
Local councils hold 2,700 residents on ‘watch lists’ going back 40 years
Thousands of residents across Tayside and Fife are on secretive council “watch lists” and some records go back more than 40 years.
Local council repairs 4,500 potholes
More than 4,500 potholes have had to be repaired by up to 14 different teams across Fife due to the bad winter weather.
Local councils shell out hundreds of thousands due to compensation claims
Compensation claims are costing local authorities in Tayside and Fife hundreds of thousands of pounds, new statistics have revealed.
Local council committed to new rail link
Fife Council has confirmed its commitment to reinstating the Levenmouth rail link.
Beast from the East: Some local schools to remain closed until Monday
Schools in the local area are set to be of for a third day after council bosses deemed the weather still too severe for kids to get to classes.
Local village could be transformed by hundreds of homes
A Fife village could be completely transformed if plans to build hundreds of new homes are given the go-ahead.
‘Junket’ at top local hotel slammed amid million pound cuts
The hiring of a luxury hotel for a head teachers’ conference “beggars belief”, according to a local councillor.
Local council set to continue with Sunday parking charges
Sunday car parking charges in Fife look set to remain for the foreseeable future after the council raked in about £200,000 in their first year.
Local council employs undercover wardens to stop dog fouling
Plain-clothed wardens are going undercover to catch irresponsible dog owners and clean up Fife’s streets.
Local councillors ‘kept in the dark’ about sex offenders in community
Councillors in Fife claim they are being kept in the dark about sex offenders in their communities.
Budget cuts mean public toilet users are the loo-sers
Those who need to use Fife Council-maintained public toilets run a greater risk than ever of finding them in a sorry state because of budget cuts, councillors have been told.
Guide dog ‘yelped’ after walking through hot tar after pavement blocked
A blind pensioner and his guide dog ended up walking through hot tar after roadwork crews blocked a pavement in Glenrothes.
Proposed £50m secondary school would be accessed from new local link road
More details have emerged of the proposed £50 million secondary school for St Andrews.